Involvement of the Femoropopliteal Arteries in Giant Cell Arteritis: Clinical and Color Duplex Sonography

Abstract

Femoropopliteal artery involvement appears to be a clinically relevant manifestation of GCA, frequently leading to symptomatic lower extremity ischemia. CDS of the femoropopliteal arteries is a noninvasive diagnostic tool for detection of lower extremity vasculitis in GCA.